we should follow the example of a new york city nurse named menchu sanchez. when hurricane sandy plunged her hospital into darkness, she wasn't thinking about how her own home was faring. her mind was on the 20 precious newborns in her care and the rescue plan she divised that kept them all safe. we should follow the example of a north miami woman named desiline victor. she was told the wait to vote might be six hours. and as time ticked by, her concern was not with her tired body or aching feet, but whether folks like her would get to have their say. and hour after hour, a throng of people stayed in line to support her. because desiline is 102 years old, andrupted in cheers when she finally put a sticker on that said, "i voted." [ applause ] we should follow the example of a police officer named brian murphy. when a gunman opened fire on a sikh temple in wisconsin, brian was the first to arrive and he did not consider his own safety. he fought back. until help arrived. and ordered his fellow officers to protect the safety of the fellow americans worshipping